2,922 search results for “middle eastern studies” in the Public website
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Voices in stone: Studies in Luwian historical phonology
On the 12th of November, Xander Vertegaal successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Xander on this achievement!
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Advanced in vitro models for studying drug induced toxicity
Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotor: L.S. Price
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Antibiotic Discovery: From mechanistic studies to target ID
The investigations described in this thesis lay out strategies aimed at advancing antibiotic research and development. The examples presented revolve around two main approaches: understanding drug-target interactions and target identification.
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The Lazy Mindreader: a new perspective on “mindreading” from the study of language and narrative
How is social cognition shaped by our knowledge of language and stories?
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Blarel, India-Israel at 25: Defense Ties
Why did India develop a strong military partnership with the state of Irael, after having ignored it for 42 years? How could both countries develop defense ties in spite of limited political leadership involvement? Finally, what are the prospects for defense relations as India grows to become one of…
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Assyriology
LIAS aims to advance the globally conscious vision of area studies, both within and outside the academic community. Focusing on Asia and the Middle East, the institute is a meeting place of multiple fields of inquiry, theories and methods, historical periods, and areas.
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Older Dutch Literature (MA)
In the master’s programme in Older Dutch literature at Leiden University you will study Dutch literature from the Middle Ages (1100-1550) until the Golden Age and Enlightenment (1550-1800). During the programme you will develop a vision on the value of the Dutch literary heritage.
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The galaxy–dark matter connection: a KiDS study
In this thesis, the research focuses on the properties of dark matter and dark matter haloes and how they connect with the galaxies we can observe in the Universe.
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Formalizations après la lettre. Studies in Medieval Logic and Semantics
This thesis attempts to establish a dialogue between the modern and the medieval traditions in logic, by means of ‘translations’ of the medieval logical theories into the modern framework of symbolic logic, i.e. formalizations.
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Alex Reuneker
Faculty of Humanities
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Evert Jan van Leeuwen
Faculty of Humanities
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Radhika Gupta
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mahmood Kooriadathodi
Faculty of Humanities
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Maarten van 't Zelfde
Science
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Brenda Assendelft
Faculty of Humanities
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Remco Breuker
Faculty of Humanities
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Maarten van Leeuwen
Faculty of Humanities
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Adriaan van der Weel
Faculty of Humanities
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Dick Smakman
Faculty of Humanities
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Niek Strohmaier
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Letty ten Harkel
Faculteit Archeologie
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Anne van Dam
Faculty of Humanities
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Katja Lubina
Faculty of Humanities
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Charlotte van der Voort
Faculty of Humanities
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Reinout Vriesendorp
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
Faculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves Vieira
Faculty of Humanities
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Frans Theuws
Faculteit Archeologie
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Svetlana Kharchenkova
Faculty of Humanities
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Mandy de Wilde
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tessa de Boer
Faculty of Humanities
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Gert-Jan Boon
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Archaeology
At the Faculty of Archaeology, we investigate the development of human societies worldwide, from the earliest beginnings to modern times. We also study the heritage of mankind, which evokes this deep history, and which connects with, and informs, contemporary society.
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NMR structural studies of protein-small molecule interactions
Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-promotor: G. Siegal
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A word from our postdoctoral research fellow
Dr Amany Soliman joined the NVIC as a postdoctoral research fellow in October 2017. She is a lecturer of modern history and international relations at the Mediterranean Studies Institute at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University. For her PhD thesis, she examined the nationalist movements in Spain,…
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The history of the possessions of the “Teutonic House” and the bailiwick of Utrecht, 1231-1619
The acquisition and administration of the possessions of the “Teutonic House” in Utrecht, and its dependencies, in the Middle Ages until c.1600.
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Studies on molecular basics of metabolic syndrome in zebrafish
The research described in this thesis has, using the zebrafish as a model system, shed new light on the intricate relationship between TB and DM2, in particular on the role of leptin, SHP-1 and glucocorticoids.
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Join-in courses 2023-2024
Join-in courses are MA-courses in medieval topics given in set MA-programs of the six participant universities of the Research School. On request, such courses are accessible for MA-students from other (Dutch) universities. Course loads and number of credit points to be obtained are usually between…
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Nisida Gjoksi
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Efficient and flexible platform to isolate and study bacteriophages
We aim to develop a microfluidic platform that can parallelize testing the performance and characteristics of pure, mixed and environmental bacteriophage samples.
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Environmental and metabolomic study of antibiotic production by actinomycetes
Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel
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LUCIS launches Passion in Profession video series
What inspires scholars who study the history, cultures, religions and languages of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia? LUCIS interviewed scholars about their work and research in the video project “Passion in Profession”. The videos are available online now.
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Europe
For most of the past ten years, Europe has been in a state of ‘crisis’. The bank crisis mutated seamlessly via the Euro crisis to the present migrant crisis. Whereas previously the general assumption was that even closer cooperation within the European Union was a foregone conclusion, the EU is now…
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The Steering Committee
Strategic direction of the Europe Hub lies with a Steering Committee, composed of members from several Leiden University faculties.
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Bastiaan Steffens takes up PhD position at Leicester University
January 1st 2017, Bastiaan Steffens will be taking up the Graduate Teaching Assistance PhD position at the Archaeology and Ancient History department at Leicester University.
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The End of our Third Decade (volume II)
Papers written on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the institute of Prehistory, Volume II.
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About
This research cluster explores processes of cultural creation, reception and transformation within a wide range of societal contexts from the early Middle Ages until c. 1800.